Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 22:58:49 GMT From: Lena <mirto@riseup.net> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/155385: geli manual Message-ID: <201103082258.p28Mwn4M026411@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201103082300.p28N0IeU084550@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 155385
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: geli manual
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue Mar 08 23:00:18 UTC 2011
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Lena
>Release: 8.2 release
>Organization:
CSOA La Talaia
>Environment:
any
>Description:
There is a phrase in geli man pages that I would classify as sexist:
"Create an encrypted provider, but use two keys: one for your girlfriend
and one for you (so there will be no tragedy if she forgets her
passphrase):"
The problem I see is that this kind of statements (transmitting implicitely that System Manager is a male and his girlfriend is stupid) can give really negative image of freeBSD community, also it is possible that female users feel ofended and withdraw from using this OS. As a female user of free software, I have to say that being treated without prejudices is rare in IT communities, integration is difficult and surely this kind of behaviour does not help.
>How-To-Repeat:
man geli
>Fix:
1#
Create an encrypted provider, but use two keys: one for your partner
and one for you (so there will be no tragedy if he/she forgets his/her
passphrase):
2#
Create an encrypted provider, but use two keys: one for your partner
and one for you (so there will be no tragedy if the partner forgets his/her
passphrase):
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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